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JOHN J ROBERTS
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
July 1, 1946 – May 18, 1967
Service recordJohn J Roberts, of Prescott, Arizona, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on May 18, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 20E, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20E · Line 35
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 1, 1946
- Home of record
- Prescott, Arizona (Yavapai County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 18, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
94 names on the Wall carry the date May 18, 1967. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20E, Line 35
- JAMES WALTER ROBBINSSergeant Major · May 18, 1967
- ALFRED WILLIAM ROBINSONSergeant · May 18, 1967
- ROBERT BENJAMIN SANZONESergeant · May 18, 1967
- OTTO ANDREAE SEAMANS JRWarrant Officer 1 · May 18, 1967
Same unit, same day
- CARL RAYMOND HALLBERGPrivate First Class · Panel 20E, Line 28
- HUGH LARRY HURSTONSpecialist Five · Panel 20E, Line 29
- JEARL EDWARD RIMMERSergeant · Panel 20E, Line 33
- OTTO ANDREAE SEAMANS JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 20E, Line 35
From Prescott
- ANTONIO GILBERTO YESCASSpecialist Four · January 22, 1967
- LARRY L HOBBSCorporal · March 11, 1967
- WILLIAM EVERETT MARTINSecond Lieutenant · June 3, 1967
- FORTINO JAMES APOLINARPetty Officer Third Class · January 3, 1968
- WILLIAM ARLIN JORDANPrivate First Class · March 3, 1968
- WILLIAM HARRY HOLLMENPrivate First Class · April 28, 1968
- JAMES SCOTT BROWNCorporal · May 10, 1968
- HENRY DUANE BANKSCaptain · July 14, 1968
- DAVID ALVIN JOHNSONSpecialist Four · November 5, 1968
- STEVEN WILLIAM DUNDASSpecialist Four · March 5, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.